Hosiery



Patente-d July V13, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HOSIERY John E.Quinn, Philadelphia., Pa.

- Original application November 18, 1933, Serial No.l 698,555. Dividedand this application January 15, 1937,'Serial No. 120,671

2 Claims.

One of the particular features of this application is an improvement inthe method of manufacture of the stocking described and claimed in myUnited States Letters Patent No. 1,789,450 issued January 20, 1931, onapplication filed June 2'1, 1928.

In that patent there is shown and claimed a stocking having a separatelyformed toe pocket united to the foot portion by a transverse course ofinterlooping stitches, whereby the knitted structures in the footportion and in the toe portion are independent by conjointly formingpart of a completed stocking, all of which inter alia will prevent anyso-called runs Ain the toe pocket passing into the foot and instep ofthe stocking.

One object of the present invention is to knit both foot and toe in acontinuous operation without sacricing the feature just aboveldescribed.

Another object of this invention is to provide the sole of the stockingwith means which provides increased elasticity both transversely andlongitudinally, and which also provides ventilation to the foot of thewearer.

According to the invention, the full fashioned stocking web or blank hassole, instep and toe parts, and the toe is provided with two sep-varated rows of loose loops therein. These loose loop rows may be placedon a looper and the intermediate material removed before looping.Further, the stocking may be provided with lacelike bands extendingalong and parallel with the selvage edges of the sole.

The drawing illustrates an embodiment of the invention and the viewstherein are as follows:-

Figure 1 shows a plan view of a full fashioned stocking web or blankembodying the features of invention and with the upper portion brokenaway, and

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail of the lace-like block along one selvageedge of the sole.

- The conventional ladies full fashioned stock-X ing webv or blank shownin Figure l has leg I2 of the stocking narrowed along the lines I3-I3 sothat when folded and seamed, it will fit the shape of the leg of thewearer.

'I'he instep or upper foot portion I4 is knitted with normal stitchescorresponding to the leg portion I2 and is more or less surrounded bythe heel part I6, sole part I 1, and toe part I8. The heel, sole and toeparts are often, if not always, reinforced by introducing heavierthreads along with the lighter normal threads of the parts I2 and Il.The part usually designated as the sole 2| of the lace-like blocks 22.

portion proper is that extending the length of the dimension I9.

' In the formation of my improved stocking blank, I. employ a narrowingbar or bars along this area to transfer loops to f'orin thel openingsThe selvage .edges of the sole parts Il are substantially parallel and alimited number of wales only adjacent the selvage transferred. Thisproduces the lace-like blocks`22 and provides increased elasticity bothtransversely and longitudinally, in addition to providing ventilation tothe foot of the wearer.

Below the soleand instep is the toe vpart I8. This part is knitted withtwo rows of looseloops 23 and 24 with an intermediate portion26 ofregular knitting therebetween.

When the entire foot has been knitted by finishing same with normalknitting below the loose loop row 24 the stocking web or blank isremoved from the knitting machine and thereafter the two rows of looseloops 23 and 24 are joined on a looper and after the intermediate partis removed the loose courses are connected by the looper so that thereis formed a joinder which will prevent runs which occur in the toe frompassing upward into the foot or instep of the stocking.

This invention eliminates the necessity of making separate toe pocketsand provides means for completing the entire knitting of the stocking ona single machine. Of course, in some intances, both leggers and footerswill be used, but the entire foot including the toe part will be knit onthe footer.

Of course, the invention herein illustrated and described may be variedin many ways without departing from the invention herein set forth andhereafter claimed.

The invention is hereby claim-ed as follows:- 1. The herein describedmethodof manufaclturing a fulliashioned stocking blank, comprising thesteps of knitting sole and instep parts, then knitting a toe part withtwoseparated rows of loose loops therein, then placing the rows of looseloops on a looper, then removing the intermediate material, and thenlooping the loose loops together.

2. The herein described method of manufacturing a full fashionedstocking blank, comprising the steps of knitting sole and instep parts,then knitting a toe part with a course of loose loops adjacent the endof the instep, then knitting a plurality of regular courses, thenknitting another course of loose loops, then completing the toe byregular knitting, then placing the loose courses on a looper, thenremoving the intermediate material, and then looping the` loose coursestogether.

JOHN E. QUINN.

